All the double glazed windows on a house are locked. How do I get them open?
TIA.

"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
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All the double glazed windows on a house are locked. How do I get them
open?
TIA.

Simple, you use the key. That's what I do.

On 04 Mar 2014, Weatherlawyer grunted:

[snip]

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows...ndows-7-cache/

HTH


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David

On 04/03/2014 02:22, Weatherlawyer wrote:
All the double glazed windows on a house are locked. How do I get them open?
TIA.

Angle Grinder

:-)


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Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Weatherlawyer wrote:

All the double glazed windows on a house are locked. How do I get them open?

The locks on most of them can probably be opened with the puny key from
a can of pilchards, they're not unique per lock, failing that find your
type here,

http://www.handlesandhinges.co.uk/window-handle-keys

No doubt they're available for 2p each if you know what/where to buy.

"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
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All the double glazed windows on a house are locked. How do I get them
open?
TIA.

With most, you just take the handle off. The locking bit is incorporated
into the handle.
Open with adjustable spanner on square bit
The screw heads may be covered with a bit of crap that prises out.
Take the handle to a window manufacturer, mostly they will sell you a key.

OR

Go round the neighbours. The keys are generic (cheap ****). You will likely
find someone with a key that will fit

On Tuesday, 4 March 2014 08:41:15 UTC, The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 04/03/2014 02:22, Weatherlawyer wrote:

All the double glazed windows on a house are locked. How do I get them open?

I was hoping to save them. I don't want to drill out the locks but if that is the way to do it so be it.

On Tuesday, 4 March 2014 08:49:59 UTC, Andy Burns wrote:

http://www.handlesandhinges.co.uk/window-handle-keys

No doubt they're available for 2p each if you know what/where to buy.

Cheers. I used to keep them whenever I was throwing old stuff out. Sometimes if installing on new builds I would keep a key at each house. I had the idea I would always have one handy.

Funny how well that worked out.

On 04/03/2014 09:04, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Tuesday, 4 March 2014 08:41:15 UTC, The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 04/03/2014 02:22, Weatherlawyer wrote:

All the double glazed windows on a house are locked. How do I get them open?

I was hoping to save them. I don't want to drill out the locks but if that is the way to do it so be it.

You need to supply a picture of the locks before anyone can remotely
help. Some are openable by allen keys or relatively simple "keys" that
can be fashioned from any old bit of mild steel you have lying around.

Others require you to identify the manufacturers and go and beg for a
replacement key if they can find the original installer paperwork.

Have you searched the house carefully for keys and asked the previous
owner to check their keyring?

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Regards,
Martin Brown

On Tuesday, 4 March 2014 09:19:19 UTC, Martin Brown wrote:

You need to supply a picture of the locks before anyone can remotely
help. Some are openable by allen keys or relatively simple "keys" that
can be fashioned from any old bit of mild steel you have lying around.

Others require you to identify the manufacturers and go and beg for a
replacement key if they can find the original installer paperwork.

You are kidding me?
I am bloody sure you MUST be Dawlish.

I know you meant to help but I am seriously trying to open a couple of sashes to get the musty smell out the house not do an archeological summary.

If I had to I would unscrew the one bolt visible and wrench the handles free before I'd go begging in umpteen different places. What the problem is is that the handle crosses the other bolt. It can be fiddled past it and with a suitable screwdriver I can remove the whole handle.

Once I have it opened, though, I need to close it sooner or later. I just thought there might be a way of cracking the lock simply.

On 04/03/2014 10:11, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Tuesday, 4 March 2014 09:19:19 UTC, Martin Brown wrote:

You need to supply a picture of the locks before anyone can remotely
help. Some are openable by allen keys or relatively simple "keys" that
can be fashioned from any old bit of mild steel you have lying around.

Others require you to identify the manufacturers and go and beg for a
replacement key if they can find the original installer paperwork.

You are kidding me?
I am bloody sure you MUST be Dawlish.

I know you meant to help but I am seriously trying to open a couple of sashes to get the musty smell out the house not do an archeological summary.

If I had to I would unscrew the one bolt visible and wrench the handles free before I'd go begging in umpteen different places. What the problem is is that the handle crosses the other bolt. It can be fiddled past it and with a suitable screwdriver I can remove the whole handle.

Once I have it opened, though, I need to close it sooner or later. I just thought there might be a way of cracking the lock simply.

Use a bloody angle grinder or sledgehammer then you utter ****wit.

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Regards,
Martin Brown

On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 08:26:13 GMT, Lobster
wrote:

On 04 Mar 2014, Weatherlawyer grunted:

[snip]

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows...ndows-7-cache/

HTH

It was useful to me even though I don't ever intend to install win7
other than in a VM on a *nix host sometime in the future (but it might
be handy when repairing a customer's PC that is so afflicted).

I don't think it was what the OP wanted to know since I'm pretty
certain he meant to use the word "catches" and bm has already offered
suitable advice in that regard (nice one, bm :-).
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Regards, J B Good

On 04/03/2014 10:11, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Tuesday, 4 March 2014 09:19:19 UTC, Martin Brown wrote:

You need to supply a picture of the locks before anyone can remotely
help. Some are openable by allen keys or relatively simple "keys" that
can be fashioned from any old bit of mild steel you have lying around.

Others require you to identify the manufacturers and go and beg for a
replacement key if they can find the original installer paperwork.

You are kidding me?
I am bloody sure you MUST be Dawlish.

I know you meant to help but I am seriously trying to open a couple of sashes to get the musty smell out the house not do an archeological summary.

If I had to I would unscrew the one bolt visible and wrench the handles free before I'd go begging in umpteen different places. What the problem is is that the handle crosses the other bolt. It can be fiddled past it and with a suitable screwdriver I can remove the whole handle.

Once I have it opened, though, I need to close it sooner or later. I just thought there might be a way of cracking the lock simply.

I'd have a chat with a decent locksmith. The one I used to change the
door locks when I bought my house had a handful of keys with him which
he claimed would open 99% of all window locks.

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Tciao for Now!

John.

On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:39:09 +0000, Johny B Good wrote:

On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 08:26:13 GMT, Lobster
wrote:

On 04 Mar 2014, Weatherlawyer grunted:

[snip]

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows...ndows-7-cache/

HTH

It was useful to me even though I don't ever intend to install win7
other than in a VM on a *nix host sometime in the future (but it might
be handy when repairing a customer's PC that is so afflicted).

I don't think it was what the OP wanted to know since I'm pretty
certain he meant to use the word "catches" and bm has already offered
suitable advice in that regard (nice one, bm :-).

The irony of missed irony?

On Tuesday, 4 March 2014 13:02:34 UTC, John Williamson wrote:

I'd have a chat with a decent locksmith. The one I used to change the
door locks when I bought my house had a handful of keys with him which
he claimed would open 99% of all window locks.

Thanks. I'll have a stab at that.

On Tuesday, 4 March 2014 10:40:27 UTC, Martin Brown wrote:
On 04/03/2014 10:11, Weatherlawyer wrote:

On Tuesday, 4 March 2014 09:19:19 UTC, Martin Brown wrote:



You need to supply a picture of the locks before anyone can remotely

help. Some are openable by allen keys or relatively simple "keys" that

can be fashioned from any old bit of mild steel you have lying around.



Others require you to identify the manufacturers and go and beg for a

replacement key if they can find the original installer paperwork.



You are kidding me?

I am bloody sure you MUST be Dawlish.



I know you meant to help but I am seriously trying to open a couple of sashes to get the musty smell out the house not do an archaeological summary.



If I had to I would unscrew the one bolt visible and wrench the handles free before I'd go begging in umpteen different places. What the problem is is that the handle crosses the other bolt. It can be fiddled past it and with a suitable screwdriver I can remove the whole handle.



Once I have it opened, though, I need to close it sooner or later. I just thought there might be a way of cracking the lock simply.



Use a bloody angle grinder or sledgehammer then you utter ****wit.

Right, OK. If all else fails, many thanks.

harryagain wrote:

With most, you just take the handle off. The locking bit is incorporated
into the handle.
Open with adjustable spanner on square bit
The screw heads may be covered with a bit of crap that prises out.
Take the handle to a window manufacturer, mostly they will sell you a key.

If they are anything like mine, when the handle is locked, it
covers the fixing screws.

Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Plant amazing Acers.

in 1297032 20140305 084008 Chris J Dixon wrote:
harryagain wrote:

With most, you just take the handle off. The locking bit is incorporated
into the handle.
Open with adjustable spanner on square bit
The screw heads may be covered with a bit of crap that prises out.
Take the handle to a window manufacturer, mostly they will sell you a key.

If they are anything like mine, when the handle is locked, it
covers the fixing screws.

On mine, the handle in the closed position only covers one of the two fixing screws.